One in five young adults have self-harmed - report
16/05/2012 - 08:52:50Some 21% of young adults between the ages of 17 and 25 say they have engaged in self-harm.
A report by Headstrong launched today shows that depression, anxiety and stress gradually increase in secondary school students from first year to sixth year.
The [url=http://www.headstrong.ie/sites/default/files/My%20World%20Survey%202012%20Online.pdf] report[/url], which details the mental health and well-being of Irish young people between the ages of 12 and 25 for the first time, also found that 41% of young adults wre in the "problem-drinking" range.
For young adults, specifically, strong links were found between excessive drinking and suicidal behaviour.
The survey collates the views of 14,306 young people aged 12-25 years.
Director of research at Headstrong [url=http://www.headstrong.ie/content/myworld]Barbara Dooley[/url] said young adults engaging in self-harm did not talk about their problems.